What Snap’s Voca.ai Acquisition Could Mean for Snapchat & Spectacles — Virtual Voice Assistants Meet Augmented Reality

What does it mean when a software company obsessively focused on innovating the way we use our mobile devices to see and communicate with the world adds virtual voice agents? Possibly e-commerce magic, with a powerful layer of augmented reality. That's what may be in the offing with the recent acquisition of Israel-based Voca.ai by Snap, the company behind Snapchat. • Don't Miss: Snapchat Extends 3D Camera Effects from Spectacles 3 to iPhone's TrueDepth Camera The deal was first reported by Israeli tech news site CalCalist, which claims the price was $70 million, however, neither party... more

Filed under: Allgemein - @ 11. November 2020 22:50